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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • What is an exoplanet? An astrophysicist explains why they are vital for finding alien life

    What is an exoplanet? An astrophysicist explains why they are vital for finding alien life

    The discovery of a more Earth-like planet beyond our solar system reveals how these objects can help us “understand where we came from and whether we’re also alone,” astrophysicist Jonathan Blazek said.
  • Lifelong Scouts Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss bring chemistry to the campfire

    Lifelong Scouts Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss bring chemistry to the campfire

    Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss share a love for Scouting, mentoring youth and inspiring curiosity in STEM at the National Jamboree.
  • Health care co-ops don’t get snow days

    Health care co-ops don’t get snow days

    Experiential learning is an essential part of the Northeastern education, and Anya Tandon is learning that medical services must be provided no matter what the weather brings.
  • How Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin fared against the ‘Olympic Dragon’

    How Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin fared against the ‘Olympic Dragon’

    Psychology professor Grayson Kimball says the athletes’ different results demonstrate how the mental pressure of the Games can cut both ways.
  • Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the normally ‘robust’ rockcod

    Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the normally ‘robust’ rockcod

    Researcher H. William Detrich investigated the potential impact of warming waters in the Southern Ocean on a common species of fish. What he found could be catastrophic for fish populations in the region.
  • Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

    Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

    Researcher Brie Reid finds a correlation between acute stress in infancy and an increased preference for inflammatory foods in subjects’ late teens and 20s.
  • With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is more mainstream than ever. Is that a good thing? Therapists aren’t so sure

    With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is more mainstream than ever. Is that a good thing? Therapists aren’t so sure

    Teaching Professor William Sharp says therapy, once taboo, has now become fashionable thanks to social media and entertainment like Apple TV’s sitcom, but destigmatizing therapy has also distorted it in unexpected ways.
  • Co-op brings student up close and personal with a lioness

    Co-op brings student up close and personal with a lioness

    Ryan Sewell completed a co-op at Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, which works to protect Malawi’s wildlife from threats such as deforestation, poaching and the pet trade.
  • What different shaped skis do and do not influence

    What different shaped skis do and do not influence

    Physicist Stefan Kautsch said ski shape is all about providing a stable platform to best maneuver over the snow.
  • Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

    Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

    Because of climate change, organizers will have to be careful about future venues and host events at locations of various altitudes, professor Samuel Muñoz say.
  • Soccer passing is harder, shorter and sharper across pro leagues, new research finds

    Soccer passing is harder, shorter and sharper across pro leagues, new research finds

    Assistant teaching professors Brennan Klein's new research group, NetSi Sport, released research analyzing how professional soccer gameplay has evolved over the last five years.
  • This class at Northeastern guides students through the mystery of the circadian rhythm

    This class at Northeastern guides students through the mystery of the circadian rhythm

    Associate teaching professor Matthias Schlichting invites upper-level students to investigate a biological mystery: How does the circadian rhythm function?